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From: majumdar-aloke@CS.Yale.Edu (aloke majumdar)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: accounting information for postscript print jobs?
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Date: 17 Jun 91 16:52:33 GMT
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	We want to set up some way of keeping track of the number of pages
actually printed by a user who submits a PostScript job. Is there any software
(commercial/shareware/PD) that facilitates printer accounting in the presence of
PostScript?

	The target system is a Sparcstation running SunOs. I'm aware that "pac"
already offers some form of accounting but according to the man page, this is
just a guesstimate. Surely there must be software that simply queries the
laserprinter at the end of a job to find out how many pages actually got
printed? It seems like too important a utility to be non-existent.

	Any suggestions will be appreciated. Please send mail to me and I'll
summarize for the group.

Thanks

Aloke Majumdar